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Suffolk real estate photographer Phillip Long has discovered a new perspective on the city since he began flying his Phantom DJI quadcopter around the area where he lives in Eclipse.
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Some folks, believe it or not, find relaxation behind the controls of a helicopter at 500 feet. Steve Decker, who has flown just about every kind of military chopper since Vietnam, is one of those guys.
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Peanut-y goodness. In a nutshell (sorry, couldn’t resist), that’s what the Suffolk Peanut Fest celebrates. It’s the city’s biggest party of the year, and there’s plenty of fun and entertainment to be had. Seriously, don’t miss it.
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Buck Johnson’s such a ham. That’s not an insult, just a recognition of the many hours and dollars he has devoted to his hobby, ham radio. Johnson is one of 156 licensed amateur radio operators in Suffolk. And, yes, they’re all hams.
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Spotlight on SL staff Res Spears Editor Res grew up in Suffolk after moving here from Portsmouth in 1978. He lives with his wife and mother in the house he and his father built when he was 12. Everybody says he looks better with hair than without.
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A new perspective Sometimes all it takes to gain a new appreciation for something we’ve come to take for granted is to get a new perspective on it. In this edition of Suffolk Living magazine — whose “air” theme concludes an eight-month series on the four elements of ancient philosophy — we took that advice to heart. Two of our features will take readers into the skies of their city to remind them how beautiful it is by giving them a down-looking perspective that is both stunning and thrilling. Phillip Long of Eclipse is a real estate photographer with a body of art that includes tranquil photos of stacked stones along beaches and streams, as well as gorgeous landscapes featuring locations from Martha’s Vineyard to St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands. But one of his most recent ventures has been drone photography, and his images of Suffolk are arresting. We devote our largest feature ever to showcasing some of his work. Whereas Long sends his quad-copter up into the sky while he keeps his feet firmly planted on the ground, Steve Decker takes a more daring approach. Decker owns Decker Aviation, which has two helicopters he uses for sightseeing runs, aerial photography, search and rescue, aerial surveys and more. He took Suffolk Living’s Tracy Agnew for a ride one overcast day in September, and she reports that she never even considered the thought that helicopters operate on black magic. (OK, perhaps I’m projecting here.) Buck Johnson doesn’t launch anything into the air except for his voice, which projects through the airwaves to points all around the world. He’s a ham radio operator with more money tied up in the hobby than his wife probably would prefer, but he’s “met” folks from all over the globe, and he and others like him provide a vital communications link in times of emergency. When the zombie apocalypse happens, he’ll be the guy telling us all where it’s safe to hide. We can only hope that doesn’t happen before Peanut Fest, because it would be a shame to miss Suffolk’s biggest annual party. You’ll find details about the annual celebration of the goober inside, too, even though that has nothing to do with air. We hope you’ll enjoy this edition of Suffolk Living and take some time to find a new perspective on Suffolk. It’s a beautiful place from any altitude. God bless, Res Spears, Editor
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Touch a truck Saturday October 3 Kids love big trucks and equipment, and they have a chance to get up close and personal with the vehicles they see on construction sites, highways, farms and elsewhere during the Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Touch a Truck, Train & More event at the Seaboard Station Railroad Museum, 326 N. Main St. The event will be held following the Peanut Fest Parade, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., rain or shine. Tickets are $4 each or $14 for four. For more information, visit www.suffolktrainstation.org.
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what to do Ongoing
The Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, located at 110 W. Finney Ave., will host an exhibition, The Form and Function of Wood, Sept. 17 through Oct. 31. The exhibit will feature the work of the Tidewater Turners and the woodcut art of J.J. Lankes. An opening reception will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 17. The Tidewater Turners will hold a demonstration and sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 24. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.suffolkcenter. org. The Suffolk Art Gallery, located at 118 Bosley Ave., will host an exhibition, Splash! A Sequential Art Anthology, from Sept. 19 through Nov. 6. Defined as an art form that uses images in sequence to tell a story or convey an idea, sequential art covers a wide variety of media, with the most well known being comic books and comic strips. Splash! will feature contemporary comic book artists, graphic illustrators, and 3D printer artists as an introduction — much like a comic book splash page — to the art form. There will be an opening reception from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. Friday September 25
The Bethlehem Ruritan Club will hold a Ruritan Jam from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Ruritan Center, located at 140 Manning Road. Bringing an evening of country and oldies will be the Show Me Band, along with Luke Willette and friends. There is no admission charge, but donations for the band are encouraged, and refreshments are available. For more information, call 617-5955. Saturday September 26
Riddick’s Folly House Museum, located at 510 N. Main St., will hold an American Girl program, “Meet Isabelle,” featuring the 2014 “Girl of the Year,” Isabelle Palmer, who joins a dance program and discovers a unique talent. The museum will give away an Isabelle doll during the event. There will be four sittings for the free program — at 10 and 11:30 a.m. and at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Space is limited, and reservations are required. Ages 5 and up are welcome. For more information, call 934-0822 or email riddicksfolly@ verizon.net. Thursday October 1
In a traditional precursor to Suffolk’s
biggest event of the year, Peanut Fest, the Pilot Club of Suffolk will host the annual Suffolk Peanut Fest Queen’s Banquet at 6 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverfront, 100 E. Constance Road. The festival queen is selected from among rising high school seniors evaluated by a panel based on a creative writing essay, school activities, awards and achievements, and community involvement. The banquet features dinner, a silent auction, entertainment and crowning of the queen. Proceeds from the event benefit organizations in the community. Tickets are $30. For more information, call 539-6751. Saturday October 3
Suffolk on the Move will host the annual Peanut Fest 5K, which starts at Constant’s Wharf Park and Marina, 110 E. Constance Road. This free event supports the Suffolk Partnership for a Healthy Community’s goal of encouraging “active living” among Suffolk residents. For more information, call 5391525 or visit www.suffolkpartnership.org. The Suffolk Peanut Fest Parade will kick off the annual celebration of the city’s most famous crop. The parade wends its way through historic Suffolk along West Washington Street and North Main Streets. It starts at 10 a.m. and is free. Thursday October 8
Steamed shrimp, North Carolina barbecue, chicken and adult beverages are on the menu for the annual Suffolk Ruritan Shrimp Feast, on the grounds of Peanut Fest, at the Suffolk Executive Airport. The event is one of Suffolk’s biggest social gatherings of the year and features musical entertainment and a chance to get an early look at Peanut Fest, before the crowds arrive for the weekend. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the gate. For more information, call 539-6751 or visit www.suffolkruritan.org/ shrimpfeast. Peanut Fest is back in all its glory for the 38th consecutive year, and this year promises all the fun and entertainment that have made it a showcase event for all of Hampton Roads. Known for its fun family activities, Suffolk Peanut Fest offers concerts, amusement rides, contests and competitions, a demolition derby, a motorcycle rally, fireworks and much more. Combine all of these great activities with local and national entertainment, and you have a weekend full of good times! Parking
is $10 per vehicle. Hours are 2 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit www.suffolkfest.org. Friday October 9
Prepare for an evening of political satire and fun with The Capitol Steps, who dig into the headlines of the day and create song parodies and skits that convey a special brand of satirical humor. The Capitol Steps tackle both sides of the political spectrum and all things equally foolish. The show is set for 8 p.m. at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts, 110 W. Finney Ave. Tickets start at $35. For more information, visit www. suffolkcenter.org. Sunday October 11
Ride the scenic 80-mile perimeter of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge during the 14th annual Suffolk Swamp Roar motorcycle rally. Participants will enjoy a VIP reception and a complimentary parking pass to Peanut Fest. There is a $20 registration fee. Proceeds benefit Great Dismal Swamp educational programs. Staging of bikes begins at 9 a.m., with departure at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit www.suffolk-fun.com. Saturday and Sunday October 17 and 18
Enjoy the day in one of Suffolk’s hippest little villages during the 22nd annual Driver Days Fall Festival. This year, there will be a craft beer garden, a music festival, facepainting, carnival games, pumpkin painting, bounce houses, pony and train rides, food, a car show, monster truck rides and more. Organizers also are introducing the new Driver Days 5K and Kids’ Style One Mile. A special guest on Saturday will be Bobby Brantley, the reality television star from Lizard Lick, N.C. For more information, visit www.driverevents.com.
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The Sherri Parker Memorial Poker Run and Bike Show, a Driver village tradition benefitting the Driver Volunteer Fire Department, will help cap off Driver Days. Poker run registration is from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at Bayside Harley Davidson in Portsmouth. The parade of bikes will stage at Sleepy Hole Park in Suffolk at 12:30 p.m. prior to ride into Driver at 1 p.m. Registration is $20. For more information, call 538-3944.
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eanut dust, country music, the smell of funnel cakes, the roar of motorcycle engines and the crispness of new autumn will all be in the air at the Suffolk Executive Airport on Oct. 8-11 for the Suffolk Peanut Festival. This is the 38th year of the annual event, which brings a good ol’ county fair with a twist to the largest city in Virginia. Acts like the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, TailGate Down, Blackhawk, The Outlaws, Sean K. Preston & The Loaded Pistols, Luke Willette and the Show Me Band and — for a little something different — Island Boy will float their music throughout the festival site. A variety of local bands also are on tap on the Harvest Family Stage. The special events are among the best-loved parts of Peanut Festival. Whether it’s Thursday’s Suffolk Ruritan Shrimp Feast, Friday’s demolition derby, Saturday’s peanut butter sculpting contest See PEANUT page 13
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The midway at the Suffolk Peanut Festival contains dozens of rides, games and attractions for the whole family.
or Sunday’s Swamp Roar Motorcycle Rally, there’s always a good time to be had with old friends. The midway is the favorite part of the peanut festival for many. There are gravity-defying rides, carnival games and fried food galore. The healthiest food at the Peanut Festival? Probably the peanuts, which are available roasted, by the cupful, for free. Special attractions give the festival its nuttiness. There are helicopter rides, a silent disco, bingo, pony and camel rides, contests in cornhole, sidewalk art and wing-eating, the truck and tractor pull, camel rides, the wild animals of Bear Path Acres up close and personal, face painting and more. The ever-popular peanut butter sculpting contest is always a favorite. The competitors — the Peanut Queen and her court, the festival chairman and a few special guests — get their hands dirty with a block of specially made peanut butter, a knife and a creative idea. No matter what your reason is for visiting the Peanut Festival, prepare for a good time.←
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d e y E e th from sky Steve Decker is the owner of Decker Aviation, based at the Suffolk Executive Airport. he is shown in front of his Robinson R44, which holds four people including the pilot. It is the one he uses for sightseeing tours of Hampton Roads. See LAVA page 18
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Chopper pilot finds peace at 500 feet story by Tracy Agnew photography by R.E. Spears III and Tracy Agnew
Cows graze in a fenced pasture. Cotton-y smoke rises from industrial facilities. Tiny golfers with tiny golf carts negotiate the greens and sand traps. Monopoly-sized houses and hotels are arranged around streets with tiny plastic cars and trucks. Roads and rivers go around molded trees on a carpet of green construction paper. It’s all carefully glued together, with care taken not to show the empty shoebox underneath. And above it all hums a Robinson R22 helicopter, looking down on the diorama that is, in fact, Suffolk from the sky. What appears to be the work of a talented grade-schooler fulfilling an assignment becomes more recognizably Suffolk the lower Steve Decker hovers his aircraft. Suddenly, the eye in the sky can see the cows are moving, not molded. The smoke is rising, not pasted in place. The golfers are putting, not put there. The sights are familiar to Steve Decker, who in 1969 was drafted into the military away from his job as an auto mechanic. He spent 23 years in the service, flying just about every type of rotor-wing aircraft the military owned — Chinooks, Apaches, Black Hawks — before he retired in 1993. See Chopper page 18
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At left, a housing development near downtown Suffolk is dotted with tiny cars and the occasional pool. Below, a waterway seen from 500 feet in the air meanders slowly through Suffolk.
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“When I got out of the military, I didn’t ever want to see a helicopter again,” he says as he sits inside the terminal at Suffolk Executive Airport, where his business, Decker Aviation, is based. So he did some decidedly un-aviation-related things for a while. He substitute-taught in local school divisions. He even got certified in cosmetology, because his wife at the time owned a nail salon. But there was a feeling he just couldn’t shake that called him back to the sky. It was the thrill of rising smoothly into the air with the blades spinning above him. The diorama below him when he gets high enough. The freedom to be able to land pretty much wherever he wants or needs to — he only needs 10 feet around the blades. “It’s like riding a motorcycle,” he said, adding he still works on ground-level vehicles in his spare time. “It’s just very relaxing for me.” Decker has parlayed his relaxation time into a business, incorporating just about every imaginable application of a helicopter. With his two Robinson choppers — a two-seater and a four-seater — he does aerial surveys for the Navy, gives aerial tours of Hampton Roads, does aerial photography, takes law enforcement up for aerial searches. He’s also the pilot for WAVY’s Chopper 10 and does all the maintenance on that copter, too. His aerial tours — at $550 an hour for up to three people — take adventurous types on a virtual circle of Hampton Roads, from the Suffolk airport to the oceanfront to Fort Monroe and back to Suffolk, along with everything in between. But there’s just no comparison between the ground-level view and the view from above. “There’s really no description for it,” Decker said. ←
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Above, Taylor Jones and his grandmother, Patricia Abraham, enjoy the sun and sand at Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Below, Gregg and Louann Vaughan participated in the 2015 Hampton Blackbeard festival, demonstrating rope making and generally getting into the pirate spirit. Arrgghhh!
Along with lots of other people in Suffolk, Steve and Wanda Rountree (above) found some time to relax this summer on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. We love the sand, but we hope they shook it from between our pages after taking Suffolk Living magazine with them onto the beach. And weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re especially glad to see there were no sharks present for any of these photos.
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Beach vacations are a firm favorite for folks from Suffolk. Above, Wanda Rountree relaxes in a lounge chair on the beach in Nags Head, N.C. Somewhere on a beach in Carova, an hour or so north by car in traffic, Ellen Drames examines her second-favorite page in the May-June edition of Suffolk Living.
Dixie and Susan Cox, above, went halfway around the world to get away from Suffolk earlier this summer, but we stowed away in their luggage to help them remember why they should come back home after their visit to Italy and Greece. Just to be clear, we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anything to do with the damage you see at the Colosseum or at the Temple of Apollo.
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The view from up here Phantom drone takes photography to new level
story by R.E. Spears III photography by Phillip Long
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ots of people around Hampton Roads know to keep their eyes on the skies this time of year. Hurricane season aside, the changing weather going from summer to fall can bring quickly developing thunderstorms, and it’s always a good idea to be alert for what might be coming over the horizon. But Eclipse resident Phillip Long has a different take on the old advice. Lately, he’s been keeping an eye IN the sky, and what he sees of Suffolk from that vantage point is something fresh and beautiful. Long, whose primary job has him driving trucks for QCD in the Wilroy Industrial Park, spends his off hours as a real estate and landscape photographer. A while back, he discovered that both photographic
pursuits could literally be taken to another level with the addition of a new piece of equipment: the Phantom DJI quad-copter. The Phantom has become hugely popular among drone photography enthusiasts, because it’s easy to fly and user friendly, Long says. But what really seals the deal is the photos it can return from its 25-minute voyages into the air. Things are “totally different” from an altitude of a couple of hundred feet, Long says. “You can take the same picture a million times, and when you change your position, everything’s different.” Long uses the Phantom for his growing real estate photography busiSee DRONE page 27
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Phillip Long shot this view of Eclipse and the Sidney B. Hazelwood Sr. Bridge from the Isle of Wight side of Chuckatuck Creek.
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The camera caught a partial selfie in this shot of a North Suffolk estuary.
Phillip Long maneuvers his Phantom drone with the help of an app on his iPhone.
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ness, sending it skyward to get beauty shots and video of houses Realtors want to highlight. It’s especially effective for showing waterside locations where the best photos might be from offshore. But as a photographer who also sells art prints of his landscapes and of balanced-stone sculptures he has created along beaches and streams, he has begun to use his drone for more landscape shots, especially in Martha’s Vineyard and St. John in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he and his wife often vacation with her family. Lately, though, he’s been flying the quad-copter around Suffolk, captur-
ing arresting images of the waterways and estuaries around his home in Eclipse, along with other iconic Suffolk locations. “I go out at least once a week and drive around to try to find something neat,” Long says. “The pictures I strive to take are not ‘That would be a good shot,’ but rather ‘That is a good shot, and it’s something somebody would put on their wall for 10 years.’ The average person doesn’t see what we’re seeing.” Long got into photography in an unusual way. He’d discovered the art of balancing and stacking stones on Martha’s Vineyard, where folks who saw See DRONE page 29
Suffolk’s iconic Obici House seems tiny beside the Nansemond River.
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his temporary sculptures often stopped and asked if he was taking photos as a way to save the sculptures. “I got a camera, learned a little about it and started developing an eye for photography,” he said. Since then, he’s sold a lot canvases with those photos. Sentara has been a major client, and his artwork at BelleHarbour and Obici has prompted further sales to folks who saw it while visiting those medical facilities. But Long says he’s moved on from balanced stones. “I think the rock pictures are good pictures of great rock sculptures, not the other way around,” he says. “I’ve just grown so much, I’m really not interested in shooting that anymore.” His growth has a lot to do with his day (or, rather, night) job driving a truck. Instead of listening to the radio while he drives, Long spends those long hours listening to photography podcasts by photography greats like Peter Hurley, Trey Ratcliff and Scott Kelby. He says he still has a lot to learn, even as he turns out art that folks love enough to purchase and hang on their walls. “There’s still a ton of buttons on my camera that I don’t what they do,” he says. And he has some advice for those interested in becoming better photographers, advice he takes to heart himself: “Shoot every day. Shoot every chance you get. Your art gets better and better, the more you shoot.” ←
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Photographer Phillip Long works as a truck driver at QCD, located in the Wilroy Industrial Park. He spends his hours in the truck listening to podcasts about photography.
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Suffolk Living editor Res Spears (in orange) almost looks thin from 100 feet in the air. Well, maybe he would if he werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t standing next to the actually-skinny Phillip Long, operator of the drone that shot this longdistance selfie.
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You look marvelous, and everyone needs to know about it! Show us your smiling face and your artistic expression in your best selfie pose, and you could be in the next edition of Suffolk Living magazine. Email your photos to news@suffolklivingmag.com, and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to smile!
Clockwise, from above: Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fork Middle School student Kamari Rivers meets Robert Griffin III at Redskins training camp in Richmond in August; 16year-old Nansemond River High School student Taylor Flythe; and Gail Hinton Copeland and Gwen Jones in Las Vegas
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Ham radios connect Suffolk to the world story by Tracy Agnew photography by R.E. Spears III
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ou can’t see them, but they’re all around you. Nobody knows that better than hams, who mostly use the unseen radio waves for fun but who can also become the lifeline for communities that have lost the normal modes of communication in times of distress. KK4BJZ, otherwise known as Buck Johnson, is one of 156 licensed amateur radio operators in Suffolk. Every ham has his “thing” in the hobby. Johnson’s is building equipment and, of course, talking. “I like building antennas,” he said. “I like talking to people all over the world. There’s all kinds of people.” Johnson turns a dial in his “ham shack,” a small addition to the garage in his rural backyard constructed for the sole purpose of housing his radio equipment. The dial turns a large antenna on top of the building. A display beside the dial gives the names of nearby communities — Isle of Wight, Driver, Portsmouth, Ahoskie, Southampton — to let him know which way the antenna is facing. Once the antenna is facing east, Johnson picks up a man speaking English with an accent. “Kilo-Kilo-4-Bravo-Juliet-Zulu,” Johnson says, stepping on a foot pedal and speaking into the radio. The two make contact and exchange small-talk details. Johnson glances at a window where an outdoor thermometer is mounted, gives details on the weather in Virginia and listens to the man’s reply. He tells the man he lives in Virginia, on the east coast, and learns the man lives in Italy. That’s usually about all the conversation that is possible when one of the parties is speaking a second language. But it’s not just about the conversation, Johnson says. “It’s more about the contact,” he said. Most hams keep track of which countries they have made contacts in, striving for the
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Buck Johnson listens from his “ham shack” to a ham radio operator in Italy, who describes Johnson’s Suffolk signal as “5-9.”
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golden number — 330. Sometimes contests are held. “It’s not for money or anything like that; it’s for bragging rights,” Johnson says. Most any country, no matter how small or impoverished, has at least a few hams, Johnson says. There’s only one country that sticks out for its lack of communication on the radio — North Korea. “Unless you talk to the real old-timers,” most people have never contacted North Korea, Johnson said. The other point of pride for hams is how they sound to others. That lets the other hams know how good their equipment is. The man from Italy rates Johnson a “5-9” — that is, 5 for voice quality and 9 for signal strength, the highest possible ratings. He tells Johnson there was a “pileup” — in other words, multiple people were trying to contact him. “Because I was the loudest, I’m the one he answered,” Johnson says. Despite all the fun of making contacts in other countries, hams really get to shine in times of emergency. Ham radio needs only a 12-volt battery — found in any vehicle — a wire and a transceiver to operate. It’s the only form of communication that cannot be downed by severe disasters, whether natural or man-made. During Isabel and Irene, there were certain points at which ham radio was the only form of communication from Western Tidewater to Richmond. It can send data files, emails and even photos. But it’s all about the fun — and the next generation — for Johnson. “When this gets in your blood, you’re spending more money than your wife wants you to spend and staying up all night,” he said. “I’m hoping to pass this on to my granddaughter. She’s 5. I’ve enjoyed it, and I hope it continues on.” ←
“When this gets in your blood, you’re spending more money than your wife wants you to spend and staying up all night. I’m hoping to pass this on to my granddaughter. She’s 5. I’ve enjoyed it, and I hope it continues on.” Buck Johnson — Amateur Radio Operator
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National Night Out National Night Out was held Aug. 4 to help forge police-community partnerships and show a united front against crime. PHOTOS BY Tracy Agnew, Henry Luzzatto and Alyssa Esposito
Maj. Stephanie Burch of the Suffolk Police Department presents a participant plaque to, from left, Nat Knight, Malachia Pork, Gerri Norman, Aivan Ward and Councilman Lue Ward at Huntersville
Tate Everett has fun in the petting zoo area at the Chuckatuck celebration.
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Library End of Summer Bash Suffolk Public Libraries had an end-of-summer bash to celebrate the end of the summer reading program. PHOTOS BY Henry Luzzatto
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Luis Velez and his son, Daniel, work together to build an airplane out of craft sticks.
Antwan, Paris, and London Barnes show off the art on their bodies. Brothers Joshua and Jackson Myhre pose after receiving their carnival prizes.
Maria Coronado helps her 3-year-old son, Sebastian, decide on a prize after he participated in three carnival games.
Jessica Zoudlik, son Stevie and daughter Allie make a necklace at the craft table using string and beads.
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TGIF August 14, 2015 Suffolk’s weekly TGIF concert took place at Bennett’s Creek Park on Aug. 14. PHOTOS BY Henry Luzzatto
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TGIF July 31, 2015 Suffolk’s weekly TGIF concert took place at Bennett’s Creek Park on July 31. PHOTOS BY TRACY AGNEW
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